Week of March 25-31

Welcome to our "What's Happening" email, designed to provide you with a glance at opportunities for an unbridled good time in the Bowling Green area.

Two famous novels are coming to life this weekend in special theater performances! BG On Stage presents a piece from C. S. Lewis' acclaimed Chronicles of Narnia series: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe this Friday night at WKU's Van Meter Hall. Follow the main characters' journey to the fictional world of Narnia and relive the vividness of your childhood imagination. Ticket prices range from $5-10 and the show starts Friday night at 6:30pm. For more information, please call 270-779-2185 or visit its website here.

Another famed children's novel coming to life this weekend is Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia. Join the Fountain Square Players as they take you on an expedition to explore the magical fictional forest created by children in this widely-acclaimed story. The show runs Thursday-Saturday at 8pm nightly and Sunday at 3pm at the Phoenix Theatre. For more details and ticket prices, please call 270-782-3119 or visit the link below.

Come celebrate Easter with the whole family at the National Corvette Museum. Activities begin at 9am with special features at 12pm and 3pm. Activities include arts and crafts, an Easter egg with a prize voucher for every child and taking photos with the Easter Bunny.

The Easter fun is free with a paid museum admission at $10 for adults, $5 kids ages 6-16 and free for kids 5 and under. A family admission pass can also be purchased for $25 to cover the entire household. While you're there, drop by the special Moneyville exhibit for kids. For more information, please call 270-781-7973 or visit the link below.

To view the complete calendar of upcoming events, visit our Events section here.

All phone numbers are area code 270 unless otherwise noted.

Ongoing- March 29 WKU Gallery Show "Witness: Photographs of a Nation Divided," WKU Mass Media and Technology Hall, M-W 9am-9pm, Th-F 9am-5pm, Sun 3-6pm, collection of civil war photography, historic information, re-creation of Matthew Brady's exhibition of Antietam, 3D image reproductions, 745-4144

Ongoing-April 6 US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Kentucky Museum, viewing hours M-Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm, 745-2592, wku.edu/museum

ONgoing- April 19 VSA National Juried Exhibition: Sustaining/Creating, Capitol Arts Center Houchens Gallery, call for hours, 904-5015, theskypac.com

Ongoing- April 30 History of the Capitol Exhibit, Capitol Arts Mezzanine Gallery, community artists look back at the history of the Capitol Arts Center, 782-2787, call for hours, theskypac.com

Ongoing -April 30 Squirrely Scavenger Hunt, Lost River Cave, free, details at Wildflower Gifts, 393-0077, lostrivercave.com

Ongoing- May 5 "Moneyville," National Corvette Museum, interactive exhibition, 781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

25-26 Lovers, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre, 8pm both nights, $5 tickets, 270-745-3121, wku.edu/theatre-and-dance

26 Garrison Keillor, WKU Cultural Enhancement Series, Van Meter Hall, 7:30pm, seating vouchers will be issued, 745-5204, cultural.enhancement@wku.edu

28 Better U Series: Chinese Calligraphy, Warren County Public Library Main Branch, 6 pm, 781-4882, warrenpl.org

30 WKU Block & Bridle Little North American, WKU Ag Expo Center, livestock showmanship competition, 270-745-3976

30 Test & Tune Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

30 Girl Detective, WKU FAC Russell Miller Theatre, 2pm, $3 tickets, 270-745-5845, wku.showare.com

31 Easter Buffet Sunday, 440/Micki's on Main, 11am-2pm, adults $19.95, kids 5-10 $10.95, kids 4 & under free, 270-793-0450, 440main.com

April 1-5 Kentucky Museum Spring Break Art Day Camp, Kentucky Museum

April 1-5 Science Curiosity Investigation Camp, "Back to the Moon," WKU Hardin Planetarium, 270-745-4044 April 4-7 Challenger Fest 4, Beech Bend Raceway

April 5-6 Hudson Valentine Texas Longhorn Sale, WKU Ag. Expo Center, 270-393-2012

April 6 14th Annual Great Teddy Bear Run, rally at Warren County Justice Center and end at the Harley Davidson store

April 6 Spring Fling, Boyce General Store

April 6-7 Vette City Motorcycle Expo, Sloan Convention Center

April 8 Phillip Phillips Live, Van Meter Hall

April 8-10 Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Lansing Lugnuts, BG BallPark

April 11 Taste of Bowling Green, Sloan Convention Center

April 11-16 Dead Man's Cell Phone, Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre

April 12-14 2013 Amatuer Disc Golf Championship Tournament, all BG Disc Golf courses

April 13 Second Saturdays Festival, Downtown at Fountain Square Park

April 13 KMS Drifting, Beech Bend Raceway,

April 13 Girl's Day Out, Sloan Convention Center, 270-791-4873 April 13 Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, SKyPAC,

April 13-14 Soap Box Derby Rally Race Qualifier, Phil Moore Park, 270-791-3753

April 14 Basic Use of a GPS, Lost River Cave

April 14 Baker Chamber Players Series, Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum

Our office will be closed this Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. For your convenience, a bulletin board of events and a full brochure rack are located on the front porch of the Visitors Bureau if you need information when the main office is closed. Happy Easter!